Friday, October 10, 2014

Snuggly Sweater Perfumes

Our furnace died the other day. It was not much of a surprise, as it was original to the house, which is just slightly younger than us. Still, the space heaters are making a guest appearance in the early hours until the new one is installed, and we're wearing various sweaters (and cat-proof hoodies) inside at night. It made me think about "sweater perfumes", a beloved fall and winter category.

Years ago, Luckyscent had two perfumes by Cristiano Fissore, Cashmere for Men and Cashmere for Women (now discontinued, I think). I was unimpressed with the latter and anosmic to the former, so they're off the list. Then there's Sonia Rykiel Le Parfum (discontinued, of course) the original "black cashmere sweater perfume" that was composed for this very purpose. And, of course, the most famous cashmere fragrances are those by Donna Karan: the soapy musk of the original Cashmere Mist, its various flankers (I actually like the Luxe EDP limited edition), and my favorite, Black Cashmere. But these are all obvious choices. I decided to dig a bit deeper and come up with a list of fuzzy sweater perfumes:

6 comments:

Interesting how different people perceive different fragrances (re: the Husband).I know it's cool to scoff at "Department store" fragrances, but Narciso by Narciso Rodriguez is my new sweater fragrance. It's so cosy and yummy and uplifting and interesting at the same time.

Great list! And am so glad to see you mentioned Goldmund. Totally adore it and it's one of the ones I'm very glad I stockpiled - the last ones I got, however, I had to call the spa in Germany to get (also wanted to try their bath oil and Aphrodite body oil - both nice, but not amazing) and ended up sending the money via cash (risky, but easy and, so far, has always worked for me) or Western Union - can't remember which now, but I know it wasn't a bank transfer, which I hate. A few other sweater scents I've been turning to recently are Lea Extreme, MdO's Musc and Habanita.Hope your new furnace gets installed soon!Anna

On me, the dry down on Parfums DelRae's Amoureuse is a very cozy, creamy skin scent. It actually reminds me of how the top of my baby girl's head smells. I love it! Of course the initial blast of Amoureuse is powerful and spicy green, but it quickly turns into that yummy creaminess in me. Has anyone else experienced that with Amoureuse?

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